“Meanwhile the Adversary of God and man, Satan with thoughts inflamed of highest design, Puts on swift wings, and towards the gates of hell Explores his solitary flight.”

The end of all learning is to know God, and out of that knowledge to love and imitate Him.

The best apology against false accusers is silence.

Nothing profits more than self-esteem, grounded on what is just and right.

What is strength without a double share of wisdom?

Where peace And rest can never dwell, hope never comes, That comes to all.

The martyrs shook the powers of darkness with the irresistible power of weakness.

Freely we serve, because freely we love.

He that hath light within their own breast, may sit in the centre and enjoy bright day.

Nor love thy life, nor hate; but what thou livest, Live well; how long, or short, permit to Heaven.

Believe and be confirmed.

A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit.

To be blind is not miserable; not to be able to bear blindness, that is miserable.

Solitude is sometimes the best society.

Where more is meant than meets the ear.

No institution which does not continually test its ideals, techniques and measure of accomplishment can claim real vitality.

Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds.

You have been given everything you need to design the life you desire. You’ve got this.

Men think that self-sacrifice is the most charming of all the cardinal virtues for women, and in order to keep it in healthy working order, they make opportunities for its illustration as often as possible.

I’m only waiting for Lindsay Lohan’s fashion collection to come out. Ten years from now, there may be no real designers left.

I was struggling to find a way to make evening clothes more deconstructed. I like to think that I translated the Latin concept in a more modern way. I don’t think that I was that literal.

The way a dancer can bring the crowd to its feet with a drawn-out, well-executed pirouette is the excitement I wanted to capture with this design.

The country’s top chefs, designers, media personalities and businesses are part of this dynamic city. We know that Chicagoans are used to the highest standards.

Sometimes I can’t figure designers out. It’s as if they flunked human anatomy.

When God designs to forgive us he changes our hearts and turns us to obedience by His Spirit.